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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2024
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Nathaniel Ching, Hartville, OH (US);
Sugumaran Selvaraj, Bangalore, IN;
Rhushikesh Patil, Bangalore, IN;
Jin Hu, Cary, NC (US);
Galdemir C. Botura, Copley, OH (US);
Shyam Kumar Dattatri, Bangalore, IN;
GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Aircraft ice protection systems and methods include an aircraft component having an internal layer and an external layer, a piezoelectric actuator element embedded within the aircraft component between material of the internal layer and the external layer, and a control system operably connected to the piezoelectric actuator element and configured to drive actuation of the piezoelectric actuator element to at least one of remove ice formed on the aircraft component and prevent the formation of ice on the aircraft component.